This hotel-villa is quiet and has a picturesque setting, offers you recreational activities, excursions, visits to historical sites (such as the "Model" Prison) and evening entertainment in its cabaret. Hotel Villa Isla de la Juventud is about a mile southeast of Nueva Gerona, in a forest environment surrounding the bank of the River Las Casas (a suspension bridge that leads using the river). The post-modernist Cubist design makes a bold use of local gray marble carved in the nearby mountains peaking over the trees. The complex is built around a pool, which attracts local families on weekends, when the music tone and guests seeking tranquility and peace are simply lucky climbs. The amenities here are slim. There is a simple restaurant with sparkling gray marble underfoot, plus a small games room. The 20 rooms are spacious with air conditioning that are in blocks of two floors, each of four units. Although the rooms were recently renovated for international tourism remain only functional, simply decorated with rattan.